Category: eL@B

#NGTiP09 Portfolio typology further to Flourish

Eportfolio needs to be discussed in respect of at least four dimensions: 1 Process - collection, selection, reflection, presentation 2 Tools and artefacts: - portfolio: items, systems, presentations (CV, assessed piece of work, etc) 3 Areas of application: - PDP, CPD, PDR, competency assessment, personal reflection 4 Cultures of use: - Disciplines, educational sector, professional … Continue reading #NGTiP09 Portfolio typology further to Flourish

using eportfolio for HE staff CPD and Professional Review – with a Flourish

The Flourish project: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/usersandinnovation/flourish.aspx Flourish, funded by the JISC, looked at eportfolio for HE staff in annual appraisal, accredited PGCert in Teaching in HE course, and CPD/Training. They used PebblePad in a "low-risk" environment running workshops, elearning retreats, staff information sharing channels, and using it with students. The key message is if you want to … Continue reading using eportfolio for HE staff CPD and Professional Review – with a Flourish

Oooh! Firefox 3. Hope I haven’t wrecked everything

I just went and deleted reliable Firefox 2.0.0.16 and dumped 3.0.7 into my applications folder. And now, I try to remember which things I had to struggle with six months ago. It chucked out my Piggy Bank, but that was something from MIT Media Lab that never really worked for me. The Delicious button couldn't … Continue reading Oooh! Firefox 3. Hope I haven’t wrecked everything

Tried using Posterous for a group writing exercise; not a top success

I thought that Posterous might be a useful, easy, collaboration tool. The barriers to entry are low and the user interface is email. However, it didn't really work. I made a crucial, but probably inevitable, mistake. And, for sharers there is the need to create an account. I hadn't counted on that. I thought that … Continue reading Tried using Posterous for a group writing exercise; not a top success

Posterous has closed the camera, phone, Flickr loop for me

I was mildly annoyed (a usual state for me) a year or three ago when Ericsson bundled Blogger in the firmware of their good camera phones. I didn't want to set up a Blogger ID, all I wanted to do was post to Flickr. For a while I tried to use Shozu (http://www.shozu.com/portal/index.do), but its … Continue reading Posterous has closed the camera, phone, Flickr loop for me

Open and blended histories

Thanks to Stephen Downes, yet again, for pointing out Terry Anderson's excellent piece on Open, distance, e-learning and other name confusion in his always useful Virtual Canuk blog. As Terry noted there has been a lot written on the subject. I was reminded of two pieces of work. Robin Mason and Frank Rennie recently produced … Continue reading Open and blended histories

A digital identity question for parents

An interesting question is raised by a Design Pattern problem, Others First, identified by Yishay Mor in the Pattern Language Network wiki: Parents who create an online identity for themselves that includes any images of and text about their children inevitably create an online identity for those children. The children have no control over how … Continue reading A digital identity question for parents

Immersive interfaces for learning

Another very useful Berkman talk on Immersive Interfaces by Chris Dede, Timothy E Wirth professor of Learning Technologies at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.  Dede develops a typology of immersive interfaces and illustrates their application in US middle schools. Even more usefully he presents a simple analytical framework for discussing immersive environments for learning: … Continue reading Immersive interfaces for learning